By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Mickey Welsh | Montgomery Advertiser) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference earlier today, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) reiterated her commitment to Alabama's stay-at-home…
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Five Year Terms?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama League of Municipalities executive committee will meet this week to decide whether to ask for a one-year delay of…
Ivey Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Jake Crandall | The Montgomery Advertiser) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last week, Governor Kay Ivey announced her diagnosis with lung cancer. The Governor released…
Gas Prices on the Rise
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Northeast Alabama drivers and motorists across the state will now pay more for gasoline beginning next week as a new tax takes…
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Hot Political Summer in Montgomery
By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a long hot summer in Montgomery, and I do not mean at the Capitol or Statehouse, but in the…
Ivey Signs Bill to Require CDL Human Trafficking Training
By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. – August 13, 2019 Governor Kay Ivey ceremoniously signed HB261 into law on Monday, which makes Alabama the 9th state to pass a law mandating human…
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: The Phenix City Story
By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist PHOTO: Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. …
Merrill Announces Run for U.S. Senate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Spencer Williams | Alabama Secretary of State's Office) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced his campaign to…